what does growing mean?
GROWING as NOUN
- Meaning
- (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
Hypernyms(s) growing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
- a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
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Usage Example(s)
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Hypernyms(s) growing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GROWING as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life
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Usage Example(s)
- flourishing crops
- flourishing chicks
- a growing boy
- fast-growing weeds
- a thriving deer population
Similar To
- Meaning
- increasing in size or degree or amount
Usage Example(s)
- her growing popularity
- growing evidence of a world depression
- a growing city
- growing businesses
Similar To
- Meaning
- relating to or suitable for growth
Usage Example(s)
- the growing season for corn
- good growing weather
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